Hose reel



F. L. GREENLAW HOSE REEL Filed Aug. 21. 1922 July 3, 1923.

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Patented July 3, 1923.

rasaterV FRANK L.v GREENLAW, or Los ANGELES; CALIFORNIA.

. HOSE REEL.'

Application led .August 21, 1922. Serial No. 583,417.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK L. GREENLAW, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Losl Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hose IReels, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in hose reels, and particularly to such reels as are adapted for holding a hose nozzle while it is playing. The objects of my invention are, first, to furnish facilities for conveniently attaching the hose nozzle to the reel, and, second, to provide very simple and effective means for varyingthe angular position of the nozzle. i

Other objects and advantages will appear hereinafter and while I show herewith and will describe a preferred form of construction, I desire to be understood that I do not limit myself to such preferred form, but that various changes and adaptations may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention as hereinafter claimed.

My objects. are attained by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective viev7 of the complete reel with a hose and nozzle in lace thereon; Figure 2 is a fragmentary ont elevation ofthe upper part of the reel illustrating the means employed for varying the angular position of the nozzle as well as the nozzle attachment; and Figure 3 is a fragmentary sectional elevation lof the left hand portion of the parts shown in Fig. 2 taken on the longitudinal center line thereof.

Similar numerals. refer to 'similar parts throughout the several views.

A satisfactory construction, which I-have selected for illustrative purposes, isl to mount any suitable hose reel 1 upon a three p ost frame 2. This mounting should be so arranged that the reel is free to revolve about a central shaft as indicatedv at 3. I `also prefer to equip the frame with small wheels 4 for convenience in moving the device about.

The space between the upper endsof .posts 5 and is spanned by a threaded steelv rod l l. The nut .8, cooperating with a special tapped litting 9, serves tofclamp the rod firmly to post 5, and a somewhat similar construction is *usedl at post 6v although, in this case, the post isyieldingly. clamped to the rod. The squared sleeve 10 is mounted on rod 7 and is free to turn thereon except as constrained by the circular ratchet 11 at its left hand end. 'Ihis ratchet -device comprises serrations or teeth cut in the respective transverse faces `of special iittingQ and sleeve 12. .This latter is affixedto the left end of Vl() by means of a pim-'as atv 13,v or

other suitable device to preventits turning.

`The washers 14, and spring 15', serve to normally keep the cooperating ratchety parts engaged.

Extending transverselyl from member 1 0 L 1s an arm 16 affixed 1n a suitable manner, as i by the b-racev17. Arm 16 carries the nozzlel clamping device 18 at its'outer end, and the hose loop 19 near it's'base.v This arrangement makes it possible to quickly and con'- f veniently attachthe hose 20 and to clamp nozzle 21 to arm 16. The latter lcanfthen be of the ratchet device. f

The operation of my invention will be apparent from the foregoing description. `'Ifhe nut 22 can be used toregulate the compresset to any desired vertical angle by means sufficiently for thisV purpose. When spring 15 exerts sufficient pressure upon the parts of ratchet 11, the arm 16 will support the hose nozzle in any desired angular position within the limitations of the ratchet.v

I claim as my invention;

1. Avhose reel comprislng a arm revolvable about a ,horizontal axis mounted upon-said frame, said` arm having frame havl, ing a reel revolubly mounted thereon; an l nozzle attaching meansthereon; yandmeans for variably adjusting the angular position offsaid arm. i f

2. Avhose reel comprising a frame having a reel revolubly mountedv thereon; anv arm revolubly mounted on said frame, said arm being adapted'to swing in a vertical plane and having means'for attaching a nozzle' pivoted upon said frame and' adapted to 80 sion of spring as the frame canbe sprung ed arm adapted to swing in a vertical plane, said arm having means for attaching a nozzle thereto; and spring constrained serrated 10 surfaces adapted for varably adjusting the angularposition of sa'id'a'rrn.'`

FRANK L.- GREENLA'W; 

